Can Yaman (1989-) is a Turkish actor, model and lawyer. He has received a Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy in 2018 for his role in 'Erkenci Kuş'. Can Yaman won 7th GQ Men of the Year 2019 award. He also starred in the TV series 'Gönül İşleri', 'İnadına Aşk', 'Hangimiz Sevmedik', 'Dolunay', and recently 'Bay Yanlış' in 2020.
Um...Turkish people would use it! Obviously unusable in the US for many reasons! Turkish form of John, and what in the world were English parents thinking?
It's pronounced kinda like John. NOT LIKE THE WORD CAN! STOP MAKING FUN OF IT! IT IS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU THINK! STOP BEING SO IGNORANT!
― Anonymous User 7/7/2019
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Alright people, I am Turkish and the name "Can" isn't pronounced the same as "Can". In Turkish, the English word "Can" is pronounced as "Ken" and Can is as it's written. Like "Jan" maybe. It's not the same. This is my big brother's name and I'm definitely sure that if English people know the right pronunciation of the name, there will be no confusion. It's not a bad name, it has a beautiful meaning, if you check it out you can see.
So many ignorant comments. This is a Turkish name, pronounced like John is in English. It’s pretty common in Turkey and people there don’t think of the English meaning. Believe it or not there are some English names that would be hilarious in other countries. Don’t be a cultural chauvinist.
It is pronounced 'JAN/JUN' as in Turkey they pronounce their C's as J's. I've met people with this name so I know this is how is pronounced. The solution if you had this name and were in an English school you could change the 'c' to a 'j' so there'll be no confusion.
I know it's Turkish, but this is a really ugly name! Just think of all the cruel jokes that Can come out of other kids' mouths, say, "kick the Can". I pity whoever has this name.